‘Purely internal Matter’: China slams G7 statement on Hong Kong

TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Beijing on Tuesday criticized a joint statement by Group of Seven (G7) leaders issued at the conclusion of their summit in France in which they underlined the existence and importance of the 1984 agreement between China and the UK that laid the foundations for Hong Kong”s return to China.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang accused the G7 – a group comprising the world”s seven most developed countries – of interfering with Hong Kong”s affairs and said that the issue was China”s internal matter.

“No one other than the Hong Kong citizens and other Chinese people care more for Hong Kong”s prosperity and stability and we can handle our own affairs well,” Geng said. “I would like to advise the G7 members to stop minding others” business with ill intentions.”